Disha Patani to star in Salman Khan – Priyanka Chopra’s Bharat

One of Salman Khan’s most anticipated films – Bharat is finally happening. The film marks the reunion of Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra after a decade and fans are super excited about it. It was recently when PeeCee confirmed being a part of the film in an official statement. While we told you that Sunil Grover will also be joining Salman and Priyanka in this Ali Abbas Zafar directorial, here’s a new name added to the film’s starcast.

According to a latest report in Mumbai Mirror, Baaghi 2 actress Disha Patani has been roped in for the film. The beauty will play the role of a trapeze artiste in a 1960s circus. Disha might also romance Salman during his younger days in the film. The circus segment in Bharat is director Ali’s tribute to his idol Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker. Confirming the same, Ali Abbas Zafar told Mirror, “The pairing of Salman and Disha in a circus set-up in the ’60s is unusual and exciting. She is a promising star and for this character, we needed a girl who looked vulnerable and beautiful yet had the physicality of an athlete. Disha fit the bill perfectly.”

Ali Abbas Zafar even took to his Twitter to announce the same as he said, “Welcome @DishPatani to the journey of @Bharat_TheFilm @BeingSalma nKhan@priyankachopra”

Disha too shared her excitement in an official statement to Mirror saying, “I’m excited to be a part of Bharat, it’s like a dream come true to get an opportunity to work with Salman sir and I can’t wait for the journey to begin. I am a big fan of Ali Abbas sir’s work.”

Bharat is an official adaptation of the South Korean movie – Ode To My Father. The film depicted the history of the country from the 1950s to present-day through the life of a man.